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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
CALIFORNIA WATERS-
INNER WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 150 NM OFFSHORE.
OUTER WATERS FROM 150 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
PZZ899-232315-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE CENTRAL AND S CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH TUE
NIGHT, STRENGTHEN WED INTO WED NIGHT ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST, THEN
REMAIN THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE, CROSS INTO THE CENTRAL
WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR THE S WATERS
LATER WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS
TODAY. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT INTO THE CENTRAL AND
S AREAS TONIGHT AND TUE BECOMING WEAKER. A STRONGER AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W AND NW TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU
THEN PERSIST TO THE W AND NW OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE
GRADUALLY BECOMING WEAKER.
PZZ820-232315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-232315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ825-232315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-232315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-232315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-232315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-232315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-232315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-232315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-232315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-232315-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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